New Episode of Cougar Collections
In University of Houston Libraries’ second episode of Cougar Collections, coordinator for instruction and curator Julie Grob discusses a special addition to the Rare Books Collections, a 1540 copy of Magna Carta.
UH is the fifth U.S. entity to acquire a 1540 copy of Magna Carta, made possible by a gift in honor of a longtime benefactor.
The new acquisition, which is a pocket-size printed version of the original scribed Latin charter, was made possible by a generous gift from Howard Holsenbeck, who donated in honor of a longtime benefactor. UH Libraries is the most recent US institution to own a copy, bringing the national total to five.
Special collections and archives preserve and promote primary source materials, the ingredients of original scholarship. The new Cougar Collections series brings archives alive, surfacing the stories and voices that illuminate our history and inform our future.
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